Arthur Burton is young, full of freedom-loving ideas and romantic illusions. Having survived the betrayal of his comrades and his beloved woman - having lost everything, he disappears, only to return completely different, with someone else's name and appearance. But under the mask of the matured, mocking and caustic Gadfly - the same impetuous Arthur, still faithful to the beautiful ideals of his youth.

The romance of the national liberation struggle, the tragedy of a great, passionate and unhappy love, a fascinating plot with exciting intrigue and an unusually multifaceted and charming image of the main character - all this allowed the novel "The Gadfly" to become timeless.